American Planning Association Elects New Board and Leaders

The American Planning Association has announced the election of new members to serve on its board of directors and its American Institute of Certified Planners Commission.

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Leo Asuncion Jr., AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Asuncion is a commissioner on the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. He previously served first as director and then as administrator of the Office of Planning for the State of Hawaii. He is a certified planner and holds an MBA from Hawaii Pacific University and master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Linda Amato, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Amato is the transportation director at Environmental Science Associates. She is a certified planner and holds a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Angela Brooks, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Brooks serves as the real estate development manager for the Chicago Housing Authority. She is a certified planner and holds a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<

 
Ben Hitchings, FAICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Hitchings is the planning director for the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, which is the highest professional honor bestowed on a planner. Hitchings has a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Wendy Shabay, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Shabay is the vice president and manager of the Urban Planning and Design group at Freese and Nichols. She is a certified planner and holds a bachelor????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Wendy E. Moeller, FAICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Moeller is the principal and owner of Compass Point Planning. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. She holds a bachelor????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
David Fields, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Fields is a principal planner at Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates. He is a certified planner and holds a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Sara Copeland, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Copeland is the community development director for North Kansas City, Missouri. She is a certified planner and has held several leadership positions with APA, including president of the APA Kansas Chapter and treasurer of the APA Missouri Chapter.

Veronica Escalera-Ibarra ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Escalera-Ibarra is enrolled in the urban and regional planning master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
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Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Silver is commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and holds a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Arlova J. Vonhm, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Vonhm is the zoning administrator for Arlington County, Virginia. She is a certified planner and holds a master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Kimberly Mickelson, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Mickelson is a senior attorney for the Planning and Development Department for the city of Houston. She is a certified planner and holds her Juris Doctorate, master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Erin Perdu, AICP, GISP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Perdu is the director of Community Planning and Economic Development for WSB. She is a certified planner and holds master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
Francisco Javier Contreras, AICP ????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????< Contreras is the Innovation and Strategic Initiative manager for the city of West Hollywood. He is a certified planner and holds master????????(R)?????????EUR??,,????'?????<
The newly-elected members begin their terms on January 1, 2020.

Filed Under: ASSOCIATION, APA, AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PLANNING, COMMISSION, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS COMMISSION, LEO ASUNCION, JR., LINDA AMATO, ANGELA BROOKS, BEN HITCHINGS, WENDY SHABAY, WENDY E. MOELLER, DAVID FIELDS, SARA COPELAND, VERONICA ESCALERA-IBARRA, MITCHELL J. SILVER, ARLOVA J. VONHM, KIMBERLY MICKELSON, ERIN PERDU, FRANCISCO JAVIER CONTRERAS

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